Sustainable Road Design and Traffic Management

A special issue of Infrastructures (ISSN 2412-3811).

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Department of Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: road infrastructure design; environmental impact; sustainability; traffic noise

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Department of Transportation Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: pavement design; pavement management and maintenance; pavement materials; nondestructive testing (FWD, GPR); geosynthetics
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Department of Intelligent Transport Systems, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: intelligent transport systems; cooperative systems; traffic control; ITS architecture; open data in traffic
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable roads must be planned, designed, built, and managed effectively and efficiently—all while upholding strict environmental standards and ensuring the necessary levels of mobility and safety. Practices like the implementation of complete streets, utilization of recycled and renewable materials, and a holistic approach to drainage play integral roles in mitigating the environmental impact of roads today. Additionally, to meet the demands of modern transportation, researchers and practitioners who deal with road infrastructure must embrace new technologies. These include tools like Building Information Modeling in the design and construction phases and integrating the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in predictive maintenance strategies. By incorporating advanced materials, smart technologies, and sustainable practices while considering the needs of all users, we can create road networks that are efficient, safe, more accessible, environmentally friendly, and resilient.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current innovative tendencies in road design and traffic management, which have implementational potential in the future. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Strategies for minimizing the environmental impact of road infrastructure;
  • Sustainable materials for road construction;
  • Innovative road surfaces;
  • Autonomous vehicles' impact on road design;
  • Applications of IoT and AI in predictive road maintenance.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Saša Ahac
Dr. Josipa Domitrović
Dr. Miroslav Vujić
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Keywords

  • smart roads
  • smart materials
  • complete streets
  • recycling
  • reuse
  • emissions
  • life cycle analysis
  • traffic safety
  • resilient infrastructures

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Reconstructing Intersection Conflict Zones: Microsimulation-Based Analysis of Traffic Safety for Pedestrians
by Irena Ištoka Otković, Aleksandra Deluka-Tibljaš, Đuro Zečević and Mirjana Šimunović
Infrastructures 2024, 9(12), 215; https://doi.org/10.3390/infrastructures9120215 - 22 Nov 2024
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According to statistics from the World Health Organization, traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death among children and young people, and statistical indicators are even worse for the elderly population. Preventive measures require an approach that includes analyses of traffic [...] Read more.
According to statistics from the World Health Organization, traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death among children and young people, and statistical indicators are even worse for the elderly population. Preventive measures require an approach that includes analyses of traffic infrastructure and regulations, users’ traffic behavior, and their interactions. In this study, a methodology based on traffic microsimulations was developed to select the optimal reconstruction solution for urban traffic infrastructure from the perspective of traffic safety. Comprehensive analyses of local traffic conditions at the selected location, infrastructural properties, and properties related to traffic users were carried out. The developed methodology was applied and tested at a selected unsignalized pedestrian crosswalk located in Osijek, Croatia, where traffic safety issues had been detected. Analyses of the possible solutions for traffic safety improvements were carried out, taking into account the specificities of the chosen location and the traffic participants’ behaviors, which were recorded and measured. The statistical analysis showed that children had shorter reaction times and crossed the street faster than the analyzed group of adult pedestrians, which was dominated by elderly people in this case. Using microsimulation traffic modeling (VISSIM), an analysis was conducted on the incoming vehicle speeds for both the existing and the reconstructed conflict zone solutions under different traffic conditions. The results exhibited a decrease in average speeds for the proposed solution, and traffic volume was detected to have a great impact on incoming speeds. The developed methodology proved to be effective in selecting a traffic solution that respects the needs of both motorized traffic and pedestrians. Full article
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